The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-25
MISS BANCROFr's ELOPEMENr.

The Histnrian's Granddaughter and Her
Coming Contest with Society.
Fay" in Louisville Courier-Journal
It seems though people will never exhaust
the topic in regard to Miss Suzanne Baucrofts
elopement- Inasmuch the lady has laid her
self open to censure and judgment, she must
not be surprised at the harshness openly ex-
pressed. No woman can throw down the eaunt-
let to the world and say, 81 defy you! You are
welcome to gossip about me you please /
have accomplished my object, and don't care
for the consequences" She will lind out that
she does mind it, ard that she has hurt herself
N the GOOD opinion OF those whose friendship II
worth having.
1t was MISS Bancroft herself, who, after pub
licly announcing at Newport, late in Septem Der,
thai she was engaged to VIscouut de Chaumac
Lanzac. but she wrote letters to all her friends
TO the same effect, and gave the names OF the
bridesmaids. and that archbishop Gibbons
would marry her, and the French minister (Alr.
Roustan1 would perform the civil marriage. All
these particulars the Courier-Journal published
about Oct l. Now there is no hesitation among
the diplomates, especially, in believing the story
to be fiction of the lady's imagination, and
that the Vscoupt is myth. Only ten days ago
Miss Suzanne read aloud what purported to be .
letter from the Viscouns's father, In which he
said: I'VE long to welcome you to our chateau,
as we already have to our hearts
Mr.. Charles Carroll, who is only little past
bovhood, had no idea, says his friends, OF mar
rying for he invited u New York gentleman to
be his guest IN Washington from Saturday
the 18th inst, to this week, and the gentleman
accepted. lie married Tuesday, the 10TH
As no preparations were made by either party
to marry, il is thought that they met by chance
on Tuesday, and that fne lady was dying for q
sensation. and proposed the marriage as she
would a lark of any other kind. 1t is said that
she announced it to her grandfather in this way:
'.By the way, have just been married" TO
whom2' inquired the old gentleman. "Mr.
Charles Carroll she answered. In q uonchalent
way. Mr.. Caryol is just out of college From
his grandmother. Mrs Royal Phelps. or New
York, he inherited handsome fortuns-some
say $500. 600.
Miss Eudcott. Miss Dresser, Miss French and
Miss Shaw, the engaged bridesmaids, feel that
they have been dnped Mr.. Bancroft 10 .
philosopher. He is immersed in his books and
bis writings, and his granddaughter has had
his house, his purse and the freedom to act as she
pleased. All of her vaearies and eecentricities
have been treated with leniency by Washington
society, which generously attributed to her for
eign birth and education all that was peculiar. It
violent transition for the young lady from
lonely and poverty-stricksn life in France
to the luxurious home of one OF the most hon
ored of American citizens, aud to tho fash
ionable coterie to which she was SO suddenly in
trodnced. When Miss Bancroft came to WASH
ington, three years ago. she did not speak any
English. Although said to be omewhere be-
tween the aees Of twenty-five and thirty. her
grandfather insisted that she should attend
near his house. and take up English studiss
She spent several hours each morning at the
vent. and before the end of the second year,
spoke quite good English. She is rather q
handsome brunette, assumed quite naughty
manners, and. but for the charity exercised TO-
satirical remarks and uncomplimentary ex-
pregsioug